Senior Finance Analyst

ordnancesurvey; Southampton; Hybride; GBP 51 000 - 59 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary and pension

Performance-related bonus

28 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Enhanced family leave

Hybrid and flexible working options

Learning and development support

Free OS Maps subscription

Volunteering leave

Résumé du poste

Ordnance Survey is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst in the Central Finance Team. The role focuses on maintaining financial processes, systems and controls, and providing insightful financial analysis and reporting across business units.

You will collaborate with Finance Business Partners, support monthly to year-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and assist with external audit activities. The role requires IFRS knowledge, VAT/Corp Tax awareness, and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Studying towards / part qualified in ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, or qualified by experience
• Minimum 2 years of relevant accounting and finance experience
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel and other Microsoft packages, PowerBI desirable but not essential
• Knowledge of D365, SAP (preferable but not essential)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence to ask questions to support decision making

Responsabilités

• Maintain financial processes, systems and controls
• Analyse and report on financial performance
• Provide advice to stakeholders to ensure policy compliance
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting and forecasting
• Assist planning, budgeting and forecasting processes
• Support external audit processes and annual report preparation
• Develop and maintain controls and accounting procedures
• Support system/process improvements for planning and reporting

Connaissances

ACCA/CIMA study

2+ years experience

Excel

PowerBI

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Formation

ACCA/CIMA study in progress

Outils

D365

SAP

Description du poste

Senior Financial Analyst - Central Finance Team

Full Time | £50,501.00 - £58,919.00 (depending on experience) Hybrid - OSHQ

Who we are

We are Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's national mapping service and a pioneer in geospatial technology. With over 230 years of trusted data, we empower better decisions, deeper understanding, and meaningful connections to the places we live, move through, and care for.

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst as part of the wider Corporate Services community. In this role you will be maintaining financial processes, systems and controls as well as analysing and reporting on financial performance. This role is key to ensuring we promote effective financial management across OS.

A key part of this role will be providing advice and educating stakeholders across the organisation to ensure compliance with financial policies and to promote understanding of financial information. You will be working closely with our Finance Business Partners to report accurate financial information for our business units and expert functions. You will also be supporting monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting and analysis of financial performance and position whilst supporting planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

You will have a key role in managing the external audit process, alongside the preparation of our Annual Report and Accounts, complying with all applicable standards. As Senior Financial Analyst you will also support the development and maintenance of controls and procedures and process accounting entries to ensure compliance with legislation and statutory audit requirements. You will also find yourself supporting development and maintenance of systems and processes to ensure effective planning, monitoring, and reporting of financial performance and position, so it's important you are analytical with attention to detail.

You will have strong technical skills, including knowledge of IFRS, VAT and Corporation Tax. UK GAAP is desirable, but not essential.

You will have experience of management of and working with external advisors - in this role you'll be working with our auditors and tax specialists.

You will have experience of planning/budgeting and reporting, both internally and externally.

What we're looking for you to bring:

• Studying towards / part qualified in ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, or qualified by experience


• Minimum 2 years of relevant accounting and finance experience


• Good working knowledge of MS Excel and other Microsoft packages, PowerBI desirable but not essential.


• Knowledge of relevant financial systems e.g. D365, SAP (preferable but not essential)


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills


• Confidence to ask questions to support decision making

The Rewards

• Competitive salary and pension (OS contribute up to 12.07%)


• Performance-related bonus (where applicable)


• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)


• Enhanced family leave, including paid partner leave


• Hybrid and flexible working options


• Learning and development support, coaching and mentoring


• Free subscription to OS Maps and access to wellbeing support


• Volunteering leave and matched fundraising

Location & working pattern

We embrace a hybrid working model at OS, because we believe in flexibility and balance. You'll be based at our fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire, where you'll spend 50% of the working week collaborating face-to-face with colleagues. It's all about combining the best of both worlds connection and autonomy to help you thrive.

Security & eligibility

OS conducts pre-employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS)).

Some of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role.

This role requires the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, OS cannot provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Ordnance Survey is proud to be an accredited CIMA Development Quality Partner, demonstrating our commitment to supporting finance professionals in furthering their development and careers.

Inclusion at OS

Research shows that people from underrepresented groups often hesitation to apply unless they meet every requirement. At Ordnance Survey, we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and welcoming workplace.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any dur